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NYT Crossword August 23 2026 Answers

All 145 clues from the Sunday New York Times crossword, checked against the published NYT solution. Select any clue to see its verified answer with the full explanation.

Constructed by Jill SingerEdited by Will Shortz“Small Change”
ALL CLUES145 CLUES
ACROSS
1A"Awesome!"3 lettersSee answer ›4AMany profs4 lettersSee answer ›8AWhat a crush might make you do5 lettersSee answer ›13APredator with dermal denticles5 lettersSee answer ›18ASilent film actor Jannings4 lettersSee answer ›20AReclined4 lettersSee answer ›21AMore intense, as an emotion5 lettersSee answer ›22AEarly stage of a drug trial6 lettersSee answer ›23APeace symbol4 lettersSee answer ›24AAdage promoting thrift25 lettersSee answer ›27AItty-bitty6 lettersSee answer ›29AReturn filers, for short4 lettersSee answer ›30ABarely keeps going, with "along"5 lettersSee answer ›31AFish with leaf-shaped larvae4 lettersSee answer ›32AImage on one side of this puzzle's subject14 lettersSee answer ›35AStart of a historic triple boast5 lettersSee answer ›37ASeminole's rival, in college athletics5 lettersSee answer ›38ALiturgical singer6 lettersSee answer ›39AQuick cut4 lettersSee answer ›40ASubtitle alternative3 lettersSee answer ›43AYogurt drink in Delhi5 lettersSee answer ›45AMonklike, in a way7 lettersSee answer ›48AAngle variable in geometry5 lettersSee answer ›50AWhere this puzzle's subject was last made for circulation (in November 2025)6 lettersSee answer ›53APeriodical, informally3 lettersSee answer ›55AGenre for Siouxsie and the Banshees4 lettersSee answer ›56ADuck known for its insulating feathers5 lettersSee answer ›57AMake smelly7 lettersSee answer ›59AOne of 12, astrologically3 lettersSee answer ›61A"Balderdash!"3 lettersSee answer ›62A"It's Your Business" sloganeer, for short3 lettersSee answer ›63A"Omigosh!"3 lettersSee answer ›64ADrug enforcer, informally4 lettersSee answer ›66A"When We Were Young" singer, 20155 lettersSee answer ›68AIts capital is Roma6 lettersSee answer ›72ANursery rhyme street vendor's cry30 lettersSee answer ›77AA failed transaction6 lettersSee answer ›78AGood, but not great, grade5 lettersSee answer ›79ATennis great Arthur4 lettersSee answer ›80A___ King Cole3 lettersSee answer ›81AFall asleep, with "off"3 lettersSee answer ›82AWord with constrictor or feather3 lettersSee answer ›83AGoddess of the dawn3 lettersSee answer ›85ACar-pooling convenience7 lettersSee answer ›88ATaco bar adjective5 lettersSee answer ›91A___ Féin4 lettersSee answer ›92A___ room3 lettersSee answer ›94AShowing less bias6 lettersSee answer ›95AMusical staff symbol5 lettersSee answer ›96AAggressive move allowed in some forms of kickboxing7 lettersSee answer ›99A"Sounds like a blast!"5 lettersSee answer ›101AMini-gulp3 lettersSee answer ›102ASome Ivy Leaguers4 lettersSee answer ›104AMeeting that goes above and beyond?6 lettersSee answer ›106AIntimate5 lettersSee answer ›110ABitter5 lettersSee answer ›112AImage on one side of this puzzle's subject14 lettersSee answer ›115ABadge-pinning site4 lettersSee answer ›117ATree where the Buddha found enlightenment5 lettersSee answer ›119ASpanish for "wealthy"4 lettersSee answer ›120AGet in the game?6 lettersSee answer ›121AOffer advice ... or a hint to 24- and 72-Across17 lettersSee answer ›125AD'Arcy of "House of the Dragon"4 lettersSee answer ›126AParadise6 lettersSee answer ›127APucker producer, perhaps5 lettersSee answer ›128AModernists, informally4 lettersSee answer ›129ADepartment store department4 lettersSee answer ›130AVikings, for example5 lettersSee answer ›131ALong members of the onion family5 lettersSee answer ›132ANervous4 lettersSee answer ›133ASlam3 lettersSee answer ›
DOWN
1DDiscount merchandise indicator6 lettersSee answer ›2DOrganism that moves using pseudopodia6 lettersSee answer ›3DChange the course of6 lettersSee answer ›4D___ del Carmen (Mexican resort)5 lettersSee answer ›5DTwo farthings, informally7 lettersSee answer ›6DDeny responsibility for8 lettersSee answer ›7DLike certain easy-to-install hardware components6 lettersSee answer ›8DMuch of Diego Rivera's work7 lettersSee answer ›9DYoung Scot3 lettersSee answer ›10D"You can count on me"5 lettersSee answer ›11DIt can become amber5 lettersSee answer ›12DStreetcar4 lettersSee answer ›13DDoo-wop's ___ Na Na3 lettersSee answer ›14DProtected space for women in the Ottoman Empire5 lettersSee answer ›15DIf necessary8 lettersSee answer ›16DScottish dance4 lettersSee answer ›17DOffspring4 lettersSee answer ›19D"Enemies, a Love Story" actress8 lettersSee answer ›22D"GoodFellas" Oscar winner5 lettersSee answer ›25DPerspective7 lettersSee answer ›26DDemonstrate frugality, in a way10 lettersSee answer ›28DGot tinier6 lettersSee answer ›33DHosts, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›34DTolkien monster3 lettersSee answer ›36DExams for ambitious H.S. students7 lettersSee answer ›39DDate night bookings7 lettersSee answer ›41DIndigenous people of the Colorado Plateau3 lettersSee answer ›42DSetting for many a New Yorker cartoon3 lettersSee answer ›44DHaving impeded growth7 lettersSee answer ›46DBird with an S-shaped neck5 lettersSee answer ›47DPlace for pliers8 lettersSee answer ›49DMuslim head scarf5 lettersSee answer ›50DTarget with, as a pickup line5 lettersSee answer ›51DScribe in a courtroom, in brief5 lettersSee answer ›52DPrepares for an interview, say5 lettersSee answer ›54DNotorious Chicago bootlegger8 lettersSee answer ›58DWhat a dog uses to shake3 lettersSee answer ›60DIsland location of Iolani Palace4 lettersSee answer ›62DSay something fresh7 lettersSee answer ›65DTom who wrote "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues"7 lettersSee answer ›67DInformation in a prescription4 lettersSee answer ›69DOut of this world?5 lettersSee answer ›70DSilly5 lettersSee answer ›71DFall bloomer5 lettersSee answer ›73D"Hoarders" network5 lettersSee answer ›74DShoe originally known as a "Weejun"11 lettersSee answer ›75DStreet in Liverpool that has been immortalized in song9 lettersSee answer ›76D"Wow!"3 lettersSee answer ›84DLike many farm stand purchases7 lettersSee answer ›86D"Dodgeball" star Vince6 lettersSee answer ›87DSpecific charge on an invoice8 lettersSee answer ›88DCooling units, in brief3 lettersSee answer ›89DPoli-___3 lettersSee answer ›90DPork-based taco option8 lettersSee answer ›91DSnowmobile brand6 lettersSee answer ›93DMade cozy8 lettersSee answer ›97DSuffix in British English3 lettersSee answer ›98DMakeup of a nervous system, largely7 lettersSee answer ›100DLayer of a farm3 lettersSee answer ›103DLocale for camel racing5 lettersSee answer ›105DChristians' ___ Creed6 lettersSee answer ›107DOverflowed (with)6 lettersSee answer ›108DReunion attendees6 lettersSee answer ›109DCause for a QB's celebration6 lettersSee answer ›111DFries in England5 lettersSee answer ›112DDeuce topper5 lettersSee answer ›113D"I'll take another card"5 lettersSee answer ›114DCheeky5 lettersSee answer ›115DLike cotton candy4 lettersSee answer ›116DLead-in to pilot or pay4 lettersSee answer ›118DGrayish, say4 lettersSee answer ›122DEmphatic refusal in Germany3 lettersSee answer ›123DStir-fry staple3 lettersSee answer ›124DDress (up)3 lettersSee answer ›
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